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May 2024
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Molly Jong Fast, Host of the Fast Politi...

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DESCRIPTION: Molly Jong-Fast, special correspondent for Vanity Fair and host of the Fast Politics podcast joins us for a wide ranging conversation covering Congress, abortion, the protests happening around the country and the Presidential election. She also discusses the ongoing Trump hush money scandal happening in NYC. She says the trial is "over-delivering," which could mean a guilty verdict for Trump. 


Read Molly's latest pieces for Vanity Fair! https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/molly-jong-fast


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